Publications

Géotechnique

Assessing crack initiation and propagation in flax fiber reinforced clay subjected to desiccation

Ahmad El Hajjar, Tariq Ouahbi, Said Taibi, Joanna Eid, Mahdia Hattab, Jean-Marie Fleureau

Construction and Building Materials - 2021

Géotechnique

Experimental Techniques for the Study of the Cracking Mechanisms in Drying Clays

Abstract Desiccation cracking in drying clays is a common problem with a severe impact on the performance of clayey soils in various geotechnical engineering applications. This article highlights different methods to analyze the formation and…

X. Wei, K. Bicalho, A. El Hajjar, S. Taibi, M. Hattab, J.-M. Fleureau

Geotechnical Testing Journal - 2021

Géotechnique

Free desiccation shrinkage process in clayey soils

During the drying process, an initially saturated clay deforms mainly due to the loss of water. It causes clay shrinkage that represents one of the fundamental reasons of cracking by desiccation. It is of great interest to understand the desiccation…

Wen-Qing Cheng, Zhengtian Yang, Mahdia Hattab, Hanbing Bian, Salima Bouchemella, Jean-Marie Fleureau

European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering - 2021

Civil Engineering

Ettringite hysteresis under sorption from molecular simulations

Tulio Honorio, Maroua Maaroufi, Sirine Al Dandachli, Alexandra Bourdot

Cement and Concrete Research - 2021

Thermics

Full characterization of hygrothermal, mechanical and morphological properties of a recycled expanded polystyrene-based mortar

M. Maaroufi, Rafik Belarbi, K. Abahri, Ferhat Benmahiddine

Construction and Building Materials - 2021

Earth Sciences

Anatomy of Strike Slip Fault Tsunami-genesis

Tsunami generation from earthquake induced seafloor deformations has long been recognized as a major hazard to coastal areas. Strike—slip faulting has generally been believed as insufficient for triggering large tsunamis, except through the…

Ahmed Elbanna, Mohamed Abdelmeguid, Xiao Ma, Faisal Amlani, Harsha S. Bhat, Costas Synolakis, Ares Rosakis

Civil Engineering

Hydratation des liants ternaires à base de GGBS et impact sur les mécanismes de fonctionnement des rétenteurs d’eau

Ternary binders are often used for applications that require short-term mechanical strength, especially fast setting adhesive mortars. With the objective of lowering the carbon footprint of said binders, the use of ground granulated blast furnace…

Yasmine Kaci

Fluid Dynamics

A high-performance spectral framework for 1D Navier-Stokes equations & wave dynamics in the arterial circulation

Faisal Amlani

So Cal Fluids XIV - 2021

Engineering Sciences

Cyclic behavior of bio-cemented soils using relatively large grains

Consequences of liquefaction during earthquakes can be disastrous and fatal. During the past decade, bio-mediated methods have gained researchers and engineers' attention, and have been developed to strengthen soils and mitigate liquefaction. Among…

Tong Yu, Hanène Souli, Yoan Pechaud, Jean-Marie Fleureau

Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication - 2021

Earth Sciences

Methodology for updating magnitudes assigned to historical earthquakes: application to the La Tour-du-Pin 1889 earthquake

Alessandro Stocchi, Cédric Giry, Irmela Zentner, Sophie Capdevielle, Frédéric Ragueneau, Emmanuelle Nayman

Comptes Rendus. Géoscience - 2021